The Solti Centenary Concert

The Solti Centenary Concert

The renowned World Orchestra for Peace honors with this very special concert the 100th birthday of ist founder Sir Georg Solti - celebrating the story of Solti‘s musical life with works that were of special significance, such as MOZART’s Figaro overture STRAUSS’ tone poem Don Juan, the Adagietto from MAHLER’s Symphony No. 5, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and select arias and ensembles from operas by MOZART and VERDI. It is presented and linked from the stage by his widow, Lady Valerie Solti. The concert features Valery Gergiev as conductor of the World Orchestra for Peace and worldclass soloists Angela Gheorghiu and René Pape together with outstanding young alumni of the Solti Foundation and the Solti Accademia di Bel Canto established after his death.

  • No: A035118390000
  • Genre: Concert
  • Composer: Bartok, Mahler, Mozart, Verdi
  • Conductor: Valery Gergiev
  • Orchestra: World Orchestra for Peace
  • Artists: Alumni of Solti Accademia and Solti Foundation, Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano), René Pape (Bass)
  • Director: Peter Maniura
  • Music Genre: Orchestral Music
  • Production year: 2012
  • Run time: 01:52:00
  • Producers: A BFMI production for World Orchestra for Peace Ltd. in co-production with WDR in cooperation with Arte, BBC and UNITEL CLASSICA
  • Format: HDTV 16:9